RogerSalyer

SALYER, ROGER Roger Salyer, 67, a long time resident of Albion, MI passed away at Allegiance Health on August 7, 2012. Roger was born September 17, 1943 to Ford and Irene (Arnett) Salyer in Salyersville, Kentucky. After high school, Roger joined the US Army, serving overseas during the VietNam War, moving to Michigan after his 6 years of service. Roger was a millwright and a member of Millwrights Local 1102 for over 30 years and also was a master Mason since Feb 24th, 1983. Roger married Naomi (Yates) in 1969 and she survives residing in their home, now recovering from ovarian cancer surgery. In addition to his loving wife of 43 years, Roger is survived by his children: Terry Dillion of Parma, Tony Dillion of Parma, Petra Salyer of Germany, and Rena Salyer of Austin, Texas; 9 Grandchildren and 1 Great Grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Faye Salyer as well as his 14yo daughter, Melissa in 1990. In Roger's honor, memorial donations may be shared with the Emergency Relief Fund of Millwrights Local 1102,. A Simple Memorial gathering will be planned after his wife recovers and wins her battle with ovarian cancer. The icons of Detroit such as Joe Lewis Arena, the people mover, and the Delta terminal of Metro airport serve as tangible examples of his professional skill, and creativity and will give family and friends that warm remembrance and inner smile of recognition those that comes from knowing Roger was once there. My father was a man of character and resolve. He answered the call to arms for his generation and regardless of his motivations or reservations, served his country honorably and in combat with the enemy; a deed that requires a level of grit and fortitude unfamiliar to most men. He married and made a life for his family with his hands, a strong back, and a sharp mind. He was a professional craftsman and Millwright, businessman, and Mason. He and my Mother raised a house full of children. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather whose true and enduring legacy on this earth is his family. We pray he is at peace and finally reunited with his daughter he lost so long ago. His obituary is my memory of him with enough life signposts for people who knew him to remember as well.